The mixing valve shown in Figure 5.8 and Figure 5.9 is required for when the solar pre-heated water is too hot for delivery to the domestic taps, and when the storage
tank temperature needs to be high for space heating applications.
Not exact matches
«We
need a cheap, porous material to store and release hydrogen at low pressure and at room
temperature, and it
needs to be a reversible process, for when the
tank needs to be refilled,» he says, adding that he and his colleagues are working on a business plan that will help them commercialize their work.
Each variable —
temperature, pressure, volume,
tank - residence time —
needs to precisely match the feedstock, which proves to be no mean feat on an industrial scale.
Conventional approaches to compact hydrogen storage — compressing the gas to up to 10,000 pounds per square inch (psi) or cooling it down to cryogenic
temperatures so that it liquefies (around 252 degrees Celsius)-- can attain only about half the energy density
needed to fit enough fuel inside something the size of a gas
tank.
Water storage
temperatures need to be checked during the summer and
tanks inspected to make sure that they are free of excessive sediment contamination, fungal growths, insects, and vermin such as pigeons and rats.
You will
need two thermometers to monitor your
tanks»
temperatures.
Fish
tanks need stable
temperatures just like the ocean.